Ordinary Magic
Ordinary Magic

Author: Caitlen Rubino-Bradway

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-05-08

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1599908344

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In Abby's world, magic isn't anything special: it's a part of everyday life. So when Abby is discovered to have zero magical abilities, she's branded an Ord-ordinary, bad luck, and quite possibly a danger to society. The outlook for an ord isn't bright. Many are cast out by their families, while others are sold to treasure hunters (ords are impervious to spells and enchantments) Luckily for Abby, her family enrolls her in a special school for kids who must learn how to get around in the world without magic. But with kidnappers and carnivorous goblins lurking around every corner, Abby's biggest problem may not be what she's going to do with her life - it's whether she's going to survive the school year.

Ordinary Magic
Ordinary Magic

Author: Thomas Quealy

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005-08

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 0595359663

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In ORDINARY MAGIC Jack Daly, atheist and movie 'special effects' expert, creates holograms of Jesus and famous saints to preach the Sunday sermon at Holy Redeemer Church in a last ditch effort to keep the poor parish out of bankruptcy. Tickets to the service cost up $250 each. His uncle, Fr. Frank Shymanski, the pastor, is tormented over this as he believes they are committing a sacrilege against God and will be severely punished for it. Bizarre murders soon take place. A policeman is levitated to his death in the church. An altar boy is mortally torched by a blast of psychokinetic energy. A beautiful woman is strangled in a Black Mass ritual at a synagogue by a killer who can be in two places at the same time. Rabbi Ari Zabel, a student of Kabbalah, is asked by the NYPD to consult on the strange case as the killer seemingly has mystical powers similar to those possessed by certain prophets in the Bible. The evidence points to a Demon as the likely culprit. In a climactic confrontation at St. Patrick's Cathedral, the killer's formidable powers are pitted against Jack's 'special effects' movie magic and the sparks fly.

Ordinary Magic
Ordinary Magic

Author: Ann S. Masten

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2015-10-12

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1462523714

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From a pioneering researcher, this book synthesizes the best current knowledge on resilience in children and adolescents. Ann S. Masten explores what allows certain individuals to thrive and adapt despite adverse circumstances, such as poverty, chronic family problems, or exposure to trauma. Coverage encompasses the neurobiology of resilience as well as the role of major contexts of development: families, schools, and culture. Identifying key protective factors in early childhood and beyond, Masten provides a cogent framework for designing programs to promote resilience. Complex concepts are carefully defined and illustrated with real-world examples.

Magic Squares
Magic Squares

Author: Jacques Sesiano

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-05-21

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 3030179931

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The science of magic squares witnessed an important development in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages, with a great variety of construction methods being created and ameliorated. The initial step was the translation, in the ninth century, of an anonymous Greek text containing the description of certain highly developed arrangements, no doubt the culmination of ancient research on magic squares.

Magic for Beginners III
Magic for Beginners III

Author: Harry Eilenstein

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2021-06-30

Total Pages: 685

ISBN-13: 3754315161

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This Volume contains the books: - Invocations for Beginners - Evocations for Beginners - Prophecy for Beginners - Life Force for Beginners - Magic Objects for Beginners - Elves for Beginners - Crop Circles for Beginners

Magic Squares in the Tenth Century
Magic Squares in the Tenth Century

Author: Jacques Sesiano

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-03-27

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 3319521144

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This volume contains the texts and translations of two Arabic treatises on magic squares, which are undoubtedly the most important testimonies on the early history of that science. It is divided into the three parts: the first and most extensive is on tenth-century construction methods, the second is the translations of the texts, and the third contains the original Arabic texts, which date back to the tenth century.

Life Force for Beginners
Life Force for Beginners

Author: Harry Eilenstein

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2021-05-31

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 3754304666

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Life force is one of the central concepts in magic, but it is usually used only associatively and, while filled with many feelings, is rarely really defined precisely. In this book, the life force is examined in detail and described in terms of what it could be - and also what it cannot be. There are many questions about this subject - and trying to answer them leads to much sharper contours of the life force. Some of these research questions are: Is the life force a force or a substance? Where is the life force actually located? What is its relationship to consciousness and matter? What is its relationship to analogies? What do we see in clairvoyance? Why is there no independent life-force perception - something like seeing by the eye, hearing by the ear, smelling by the nose? Why does the life force organize itself in the structure of the chakra system? And why is there the same structure in a solar system?

Just Relationships
Just Relationships

Author: Douglas L. Kelley

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1315452243

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Bringing a social justice lens to daily interpersonal relationships, Just Relationships offers a perspective on existing social science theory that demonstrates how our personal relationships should be grounded in fairness and justice. Douglas Kelley utilizes concepts from a variety of academic disciplines and helping professions to examine the barriers encountered in achieving balanced partnerships. This student-friendly book brings the important new perspective of social justice to courses focusing on interpersonal relationships and family relationships, supplementing traditional textbooks. This book presents key relationship theories in each chapter and then applies them from a social justice perspective; uses thought-provoking case studies and guiding questions to enhance student learning; examines a number of different types of interpersonal relationships including family, friends, lovers, and mentor-mentee relationships within a variety of socioeconomic and sociocultural contexts.